One of the favored topics of a lot of science media is some of the largest of all volcanic activity on Earth — flood basalt provinces (see below). These provinces are vast swaths of land that ...

Summer of Volcanoes: What Is Bimodal Volcanism? Explore bimodal volcanism, a geological phenomenon combining basalt and rhyolite, especially evident in the Yellowstone Caldera.

At the Fifth Academy of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, a significant discovery regarding lunar ...

BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- A recent study of lunar samples collected by the Chang'e-6 mission has revealed the thermal driver behind the moon's young volcanoes, offering new insights into the differ ...

Volcanoes like South Sister in Oregon have this smorgasbord of lavas, with everything from basalt to rhyolite erupting over their history.

Basalt, the dominant volcanic rock along the Pacific Ocean's "Ring of Fire," is considered a melting product of the Earth's mantle. On the left is vesicular basalt, in which dissolved ...

Carbon dioxide -- not water -- triggers explosive basaltic volcanoes Date: August 7, 2023 Source: Cornell University Summary: Geoscientists have long thought that water -- along with shallow magma ...

One highlight for me was the “Lava Bomb.” This 159-pound basalt boulder was catapulted into the sky 13,000 years ago during the cataclysmic eruption of the Laach Lake volcano.

On Mars, the Perseverance rover found a spotted rock that could bear signs of ancient life. On Earth, a researcher used a lookalike for a dry run.